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	* Glossy Ibis - (Animals): Definition (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Glossy Ibis (Plegadis falcinellus) - It is one of the smallest ibises, about the size of a curlew, with dark plumage that shines with iridescent greens and purples...
		The Japanese ibis is in danger of extinction because of the loss of its habitat; fewer than 25 birds remain...
		It is very similar in appearance to the glossy ibis except during the breeding season when the white-faced ibis has...
	www.mimihu.com /animals/glossy_ibis.html (154 words)

	Birds of the Upper Texas Coast - Glossy Ibis (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Glossy Ibis are rare, but a couple are found by observant birders every year.
		Glossy Ibis breed on the East and Gulf Coasts as far east as Louisiana.
		Glossy Ibis have been found recently in Anahuac NWR, Brazos Bend State Park, and in several rice fields in Chambers County.
	www.texasbirding.net /birds/glossy.htm (320 words)

	Glossy Ibis
		Its flight resembles that of its companion, the White Ibis, and it is probable that it feeds on the same kinds of crustaceous animals, and breeds on low bushes in the same great associations as that species, but we unfortunately had no opportunity of verifying this conjecture.
		Feathers of the head and neck slender lanceolate; those of the former glossy and compact, of the latter blended, as are those of the breast and abdomen, which are ovate.
		Excepting the anterior edge of the wing, and the anterior scapulars, which are deep glossy brownish-red, the upper part; are splendent dark green, glossed with purple; the primaries fl, shaded with green; the tail glossy with purple reflections.
	www.audubon.org /bird/BoA/F37_G1a.html (996 words)

	StandardNET/Standard-Examiner (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		This ibis, which actually has only a small bit of white on its face that you have to look hard to see, is a common Top of Utah species.
		The Gulf Coast also is home to glossy ibis, which to the casual eye looks as much like the white-faced ibis as Utah's loggerhead and northern shrikes resemble one another.
		The glossy's habitat, according to the field guides, is all coastal, stretching from the Texas Gulf Coast all the way around Florida and along the Atlantic Coast to Canada.
	www.standard.net /features.php/46114?printable=story (814 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		The Glossy Ibis has a long, curved beak that allows it to feed on aquatic invertebrates, water snakes, and insects by probing into the soft substrate on the shores of swamps, lagoons, lakes, bays, and marshes(Ehrlich, ed.all, The Birder's Handbook).
		The most remarkable characteristic of the Glossy Ibis is the coloration on the head, wings, and flanks of the bird.
		These beautiful "glossy" colors have earned the Glossy Ibis its name and made it a popular subject in paintings and photographs.
	www.sewanee.edu /biology/courses/bio201/98projects/gloss.html (437 words)

	Scarlet Ibis (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		The Scarlet Ibis is one of the national birds of Trinidad and Tobago.
		The Scarlet Ibis is scarlet in colour - the feathers being coloured through the synthesis of carotene present in some of their food (Fiddler and Aratus crabs, shrimp, algae and aquatic insects).
		Ibis are considered adults when they are about 2 years old- by this time they have gained their bright red colour.
	www.petrotrin.com /wildfowltrustweb/ibis.htm (445 words)

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		In adult breeding plumage White-faced Ibis can be identified by the extensive white feathering that borders pink facial skin, whereas in Glossy Ibis the white feathering to the face is lacking and they exhibit blue facial skin with whitish-blue stripes around the edge (not feathering but the actual skin).
		Although both White-faced and Glossy Ibis occur in North America there is only a narrow overlap zone in their ranges, which is in the Louisiana area.
		A small influx of Glossy Ibis occurred in September 2002 in southern England and this bird was part of a flock of eight birds which appeared in Devon, however only this bird remained for more than a couple of days.
	www.birdinghawaii.co.uk /XIbis2.htm (2531 words)

	NatureWorks - Glossy Ibis (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		The glossy ibis is about 20 inches tall with a wingspan of about three feet.
		The glossy ibis lays three or four eggs in a nest of twigs and sticks.
		The glossy ibis is relatively new to North America.
	www.nhptv.org /natureworks/glossyibis.htm (318 words)

	Encyclopedia topic: Northern Bald Ibis (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		The Northern Bald Ibis or Waldrapp, Geronticus eremita, is a species of ibis (Wading birds of warm regions having long slender down-curved bills).
		This is a large glossy fl ibis, with a red face, red "bald" head and red bill.
		It breeds colonially on cliffs in rocky deserts in Africa (The second largest continent; located south of Europe and bordered to the west by the South Atlantic and to the east by the Indian Ocean) north of the Sahara (The world's largest desert (3,500,000 square miles) in northern Africa).
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/n/no/northern_bald_ibis.htm (178 words)

	Glossy Ibis: Definition and Links by Encyclopedian.com - All about Glossy Ibis (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		The Glossy Ibis, Plegadis chihi is a wading bird in the ibis family Threskiornithidae.
		This is the most widespread ibis species, found in subtropical Europe, Asia, Africa, and the Caribbean.
		This ibis has a variety of croaks and grunts when breeding.
	www.encyclopedian.com /gl/Glossy-Ibis.html (155 words)

	Glossy Ibis Species Account - Florida Breeding Bird Atlas
		The diet of the Glossy Ibis is comprised of aquatic invertebrates, such as crayfish, insects, and earthworms.
		The eggs are lustrous blue-green, quite unlike the chalky light-blue and greenish eggs of herons and egrets and the speckled eggs of the White Ibis.
		The numbers of Glossy Ibises in Florida are thought to have fluctuated markedly since the turn of the century, due to the northward expansion of its nesting range and the drainage of freshwater wetlands.
	wld.fwc.state.fl.us /bba/glib.htm (430 words)

	Nearctica - Natural History - Birds of Eastern North America - Threskiornithidae - Glossy Ibis (Plegadis falcinellus)
		During the breeding season the White-faced Ibis has a broad band of white around the eye and the eye is red.
		The Glossy Ibis is easily distinguished from the White Ibis by the all white adult plumage of the White Ibis and the all white belly of the immature.
		The Glossy Ibis typically nests in colonies, commonly with Herons.
	www.nearctica.com /birds/ibis/Pfalci.htm (379 words)

	White-faced Ibis Detailed Information - Montana Animal Field Guide
		The White-faced Ibis is a medium-sized wading bird with dark maroon or brown plumage, a long neck and legs, and a long, decurved bill.
		On April, 5th, 1964 at least one White-faced Ibis was observed in the Three Forks area (Skaar 1969) and in 1967, two individuals were observed at Benton Lake National Wildlife Refuge until October 6th (Benton Lake NWR 1988).
		The biology of the white-faced ibis in Idaho.
	fwp.mt.gov /fieldguide/detail_ABNGE02020.aspx (2183 words)

	White-faced Ibis (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		The highlight of a morning's birding on an oppressively hot Fourth of July was this White- faced Ibis (Plegadis chihi) which was found bathing with a group of Glossy Ibis (Plegadis falcinellus) in the freshwater pond at Cow Meadow Park in Freeport, NY.
		Large numbers of Glossy Ibis circulate in small groups, coming to and from the pond from the surrounding marshes.
		Glossies that show pink on the legs tend to have the color concentrated around the joints.
	home.earthlink.net /~andyguthrie/wfibis.htm (422 words)

	Birds: The White-faced Glossy Ibis
		The walk of the Ibis is quiet and deliberate, though it can move over the ground with considerable speed whenever it chooses.
		Its flight is lofty and strong, and the bird has a habit of uttering a loud and peculiar cry as it passes through the air.
		The Ibis was formerly invested with sacerdotal honors by the ancient Egyptians, and embalmed and honored after death with a consecrated tomb, in common with the bull and the cat.
	www.birdnature.com /jun1898/glossyibis.html (429 words)

	Dr.Gift Siromoney's Home Page (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Kannan reported having seen a pair of Glossy Ibis on a Barringtonia tree in Vedanthangal, and asked the readers whether the birds had been seen before at Vedanthangal.
		Mr S.K. Reeves sent his comments on the Glossy Ibis, which according to Baker and Inglis (BIRDS OF SOUTHERN INDIA) is a permanent resident in the well-watered districts and found near large tanks.
		The Glossy Ibis can easily be mistaken for the better known Black Ibis which generally does not occur in Tamil Nadu.
	www.cmi.ac.in /gift/Nature/natu_glossyibis.htm (227 words)

	Glossy Ibis - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
		Glossy Ibis - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
		Sounds made by this rather quiet ibis include a variety of croaks and grunts, including a hoarse grrrr made when breeding.
		This encyclopedia, history, geography and biography article about Glossy Ibis contains research on
	www.arikah.net /encyclopedia/Glossy_Ibis (222 words)

	Glossy Ibis, July 09 2003
		A Glossy Ibis was found by Guy McCaskie and Jon L. Dunn this morning, July 09, near the intersection of Sinclair and English Roads near Calipatria CA.
		The Glossy Ibis spent most of the time preening and separated from the other birds while we were there.
		It stood it's ground with all of the competition although it appeared to be learning a "new game" as it slowly and methodically moved along and starred at the ground.
	www.southwestbirders.com /ss030709_glossy%20ibis.htm (443 words)

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		The O'ahu ibis is an HY (1st-fall) bird undergoing what we now call the "preformative" molt.
		Some Glossy Ibis at this age can show slate-colored loral skin and two indistinct pale stripes within the skin, whereas White-faced Ibis show dull brown skin without pale stripes, similar to that of this bird, through the first year.
		As with all of these young ibis that reach Hawaii, we'll have to await eye-color change to reddish (or not) and facial-color change to confirm the species.
	www.birdinghawaii.co.uk /X2004Ibis2.htm (1226 words)

	South Africa Birds - Glossy Ibis {Plegadis falcinellus}
		South Africa Birds - Glossy Ibis {Plegadis falcinellus} - The Glossy Ibis is a small, slender ibis with a long curved bill.
		The Glossy Ibis is a small, slender ibis with a long curved bill.
		The Glossy Ibis is a colonial nester, often nesting together in mixed heronries with other species.
	www.sa-venues.com /wildlife/birds_glossy_ibis.htm (288 words)

	White-faced Ibis (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		I called several birders to let them know that there was an interesting ibis at the Bradley that warranted some attention due to a few apparent field marks.
		There aren't too many records of inland Glossy's in the state (I had one at ENWR 8/4/00) and there weren't any for White-faced, so this would have been a first state record for the latter.
		As a bonus, Bob Zaremba found an adult Glossy Ibis (rare in its own right as stated above) on Sunday, and later in morning it too joined the White-faced for a great comparison between not only the species but an immature and an adult bird.
	www.gos.org /sightings/wfib.html (653 words)

	Glossy Ibis :: Saint Louis Zoo
		The glossy ibis lives in a variety of wetlands, including marshes, coastal bays, swamps and flooded pastures.
		Glossy ibises nest in large colonies with birds of other species, including herons and egrets.
		A glossy ibis can be confused with the similar-looking White-faced Ibis.
	www.stlzoo.org /animals/abouttheanimals/birds/heronsflamingosibisspoonbi/glossyibis.htm (322 words)

	Ibises
		There are three species that breed in North America: White Ibis, Glossy Ibis, and the White-faced Ibis.
		The Glossy Ibis and White Ibis are commonly found in Florida.
		The White-faced Ibis is a rare bird in Florida.
	www.zinnysworld.com /ibises.htm (84 words)

	Glossy Ibis (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Identification: Glossy Ibis are easily identified by their entirely dark plumage that appears fl in the shade, but looks iridescent bronze in sunlight.
		Nesting Habitat: Glossy Ibis nest primarily on estuarine and barrier islands, usually in association with other wading birds.
		Glossy Ibis construct bulky platform nests of interwoven plant stems, twigs or marsh grasses.
	www.audubon.org /chapter/nc/nc/wb_23.html (198 words)

	Glossy Ibis
		The Glossy Ibis naturally colonized North America during Audubon's lifetime.
		Audubon saw Glossy Ibis only once, when he obtained a specimen near St. Augustine on January 16, 1832.
		The painting upon which the plate is based, however, was done in Charleston during the winter of 1836-37.
	www.historical-museum.org /collect/audubon/glossy.htm (104 words)

	Erik Hendrickson - May 2005 - This Month in Yellowstone
		When I came to Yellowstone, after working in the Everglades, I was very surprised to see white pelicans and glossy ibis here.
		Erik told me that we do indeed have white pelicans here but what I thought were glossy ibis were actually white-faced ibis.
		White-faced ibis look very much like glossy ibis but their range is in the west while the glossy ibis' range is in the east.
	www.nps.gov /yell/tours/thismonth/may2005/erik/photo8.htm (78 words)

	The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition: ibis@ HighBeam Research (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		IBIS [ibis], common name for wading birds with long, slender, decurved bills, found in the warmer regions of both hemispheres.
		In the southern part of North America are found the white ibis, Eudocimus albus; the white-faced and eastern glossy ibises, Plegadis falcinellus; and a bird that was formerly called the wood ibis, which is really a stork.
		Neotropical(North of Equator)White Ibis (Guara albus) is found in the southeastern...
	www.highbeam.com /ref/doc0.asp?docid=1E1:ibis (513 words)

	THE OTTER SIDE - Heron/Egret etc. Images
		Glossy Ibis breed along the east and Gulf coasts of the US west to Louisiana.
		This immature Glossy Ibis was photographed at the Cape May Meadows in Cape May, New Jersey.
		The White Ibis is a stunning bird with a pure white body and bright, pink-red face, bill, and legs.
	www.otterside.com /htmfiles/heron8.htm (438 words)

	Archived Ontario Birding Reports - London Area - 2002
		While we were enjoying observing the seven Glossy Ibises at the ponds near Melbourne, Dennis Duckworth identified a Snowy Egret flying overhead, at 8:30 a.m.
		Hi Birders, The Glossy Ibis were in the same location at dusk to-nite.
		The Glossy Ibis reported yesterday, found by Reinhold Pokraka and his wife while driving by, were still present this morning.
	www.web-nat.com /bic/ont/Archives/arclond2002.htm (2395 words)

	Letters to the Editor (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		April 1977 I saw an adult Glossy Ibis, Plegadis falcinellus near the Abu Dhabi sewage farm.
		There have been only four previous records of the Glossy Ibis from the United Arab Emirates and I believe that this is the first record from the state of Abu Dhabi.
		The Glossy Ibis was with a group of about 50 Curlew, some of which were of the orientalis sub-species with the extremely long bill.
	www.enhg.org /b/b02/02_35.htm (1112 words)

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